Contesting Recognition [electronic resource] : Culture, Identity and Citizenship /
McLaughlin, J.editor.
Phillimore, P.editor.
Richardson, D.editor.
This book explores the social and political significance of contemporary recognition contests in areas such as disability, race and ethnicity, nationalism, class and sexuality, drawing on accounts from Europe, the USA, Latin America, the Middle East and Australasia.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Notes on Contributors; Introduction: Why Contesting Recognition?; 1 Belonging and the Politics of Belonging; 2 Disability and the Pitfalls of Recognition; 3 'Normal people': Recognition and the Middle Classes; 4 Biological Citizenship in Aotearoa/New Zealand; 5 From the Stranger to 'the Other': The Politics of Cosmopolitan Beirut; 6 Naming Ourselves: Recognising Racism and Mestizaje in Mexico; 7 Lesbian and Gay Parents' Sexual Citizenship: Recognition, Belonging and (Re)classification
8 The Paradox of Recognition: Success or Stigma for Children with Learning Disabilities9 'The Rush to (East) German History': Recognising Memory and Belonging; References; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book explores the social and political significance of contemporary recognition contests in areas such as disability, race and ethnicity, nationalism, class and sexuality, drawing on accounts from Europe, the USA, Latin America, the Middle East and Australasia.
Political sociology.
Sociology.
Ethnicity.
Social sciences—Philosophy.
Anthropology.
Political Sociology.
Gender Studies.
Ethnicity Studies.
Sociology, general.
Social Theory.
Anthropology.